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Paperbacks, Etc.

Here are some nice non-Heinlein paperback covers—and a few other things as well​—in my collection.  A few hardcovers might sneak in, too, whether because they aren’t quite old enough to fall into the Vintage Hardcovers category or because they fit with the paperbacks of the same title.
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Cover art by Karel Thole
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Cover art by Karel Thole
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Cover art by Ralph Brillhart
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Cover art by Michael Whelan
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Back cover art by Tom Kidd
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Cover art by Tom Kidd
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Cover art by Vincent DiFate
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Cover art by W.C. Barlowe
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Cover art by Paul Lehr (?)
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Cover art by James Bama
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Cover art by Lou Feck
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Cover art by M. Hooks
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Cover art by Lou Feck
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Cover art by JHB
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Cover art by Lou Feck
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Cover art by S. Fantoni
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Cover art by S. Fantoni
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Cover art by Shayn
For the magazine appearance of Rocket to the Morgue, which features Robert A. Heinlein as a character, see my Pulp Magazines page.
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Cover art by Vev
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Cover art by Joe Mugnaini
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Cover art by Joe Mugnaini (The censored text against which Bradbury rails in his later Afterword)
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Cover art by Barron Storey (My childhood copy)
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Cover art by Donna Diamond (My old teaching copy—a very weak edit with numerous typos, however)
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Cover art by Joe Mugnaini
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Cover and interior art by Tim Hamilton
For “The Fireman,” the earlier novelette version of Fahrenheit 451 first published in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy​, see my Other SF Art - Pulp Magazines page.
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Not a paperback but an “etc.”—The Literature to Life Award given to Bradbury by the American Place Theatre in 2009.  Note the opening lines of Fahrenheit 451.  This came out of Ray Bradbury’s personal estate, and I was fortunate enough to pick it up at auction in 2014.  Looks rather handsome on my bookshelf, doesn’t it...?
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(My childhood copy)
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Back art by Michael Whelan
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Cover art by Michael Whelan (My old teaching copy)
For magazine appearances of stories destined for The Martian Chronicles, see my Pulp Magazines page.
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Back art by Kevin E. Johnson
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Cover art by Kevin E. Johnson
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Cover art by Bayre. OK, not science fiction...but still quite eye-catching, eh?
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Cover art by Don Dixon
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Cover art by Kelly Freas
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Cover art by James Gurney
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Cover art by Bill Schmidt
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Cover art by Murray Tinkleman
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Cover art by Murray Tinkleman
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Cover art by Murray Tinkleman
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Cover art by Murray Tinkleman
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Cover art by Don Dixon
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Wraparound cover art by David A. Cherry
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Wraparound cover art by David A. Cherry
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Cover art by Bob Giusti
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Cover art by Robert V. Engle
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Cover art by Stanislaw Fernandes
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Wraparound cover art by Terry Oakes
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Wraparound cover art by Terry Oakes
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Cover art by Stanislaw Fernandes
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Cover art by Vincent DiFate
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Cover art by Vincent Di Fate
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Cover art by H.R. Van Dongen
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Cover art by Janet Aulisio
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Cover art by Mautz
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Cover art by Stivers
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Cover art by Dean Ellis (I bought this around age 11 or 12 with Heinlein’s Space Cadet)
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Cover art by David B. Mattingly
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Cover art by Vincent DiFate
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Cover art by R. Court
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Cover art by Ralph Brillhart
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Cover art by Carlos Ochagavia
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Cover art by Bob Pepper
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Cover art by Barclay Shaw
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Cover art by Bob Pepper
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Cover art by Barclay Shaw
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Cover art by Barclay Shaw
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Cover art by Barclay Shaw
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Cover art by O'Brien
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Cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon
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Cover art by Barclay Shaw
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Cover art by Barclay Shaw
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Cover art by Barclay Shaw
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Cover art by Barclay Shaw
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Cover art by Barclay Shaw
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Cover art by Barclay Shaw
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Cover art by Barclay Shaw
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Cover art by Barclay Shaw
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Cover art by Walter Velez
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Cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon
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Cover art by Kevin Johnson
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Another non-SF, but I love the Ray Milland film, and this is an excellent book, too. I don't know how many years I owned this before noticing the nude reflected in the glass and bottle...
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Cover art by Alexander
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Back cover art by Jim Burns
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Cover art by Jim Burns
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For Heinlein, of course, see Heinlein Cover Art.
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Cover art by Mel Hunter
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Cover art by David B. Mattingly
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Cover art by John Schoenherr
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Cover art by John Schoenherr
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Cover art by Ralph Brillhart
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Cover art by Steele Savage
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta
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Cover art by Alex Schomberg
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Cover art by Vincent Di Fate
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Cover art by Bob Larkin
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Cover art by Joe Chiodo
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Cover art by B.A. Maguire
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Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet
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Cover art by John Jude Palencar
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Cover art by Dean Ellis
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Cover art by John C. Berkey
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Cover art by Michael Whelan
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Cover art by Gino D'Achille
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Cover art by Boris Vallejo
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Cover art by Rick Sternbach
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Cover art by Rick Sternbach
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Cover art by George Bush
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Cover art by Fernando
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Cover art by H.R. Van Dongen
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Cover art by Rick Sternbach
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Cover art by Rick Sternbach
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Cover art by Don Davis
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Cover art by Rick Sternbach
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Cover art by Ed Emshwiller
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Cover art by Ed Emshwiller
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Cover art by Ed Emshwiller
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Cover art by Peirre Lacombe
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Cover art by Fred-Jurgen Rogner
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Cover art by R. Bertrand
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Cove art by Michael R. Whelan
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Cover art by Michael Parkes
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Cover art by Gino D'Achille
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Cover art by Dean Ellis
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Cover art by H.R. Van Dongen
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Cover art by Vincent DiFate
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Cover art by James Bama
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Wraparound cover art by Jack Endewelt
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Cover art by Attila Hejja
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Cover art by Phil Kirkland
The "Don Elliot" of course are not SF...but they are early pseudonymous works of famed SF author Robert Silverberg.
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Cover art by Don Daily
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Cover art by Bob Habberfield
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Cover art by CM
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Cover art by Gerry Daly
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Cover art by Vincent DiFate
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Cover art by F. Accanero
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Cover art by John C. Berkey
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Cover art by Jack Gaughan
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Back cover art by Frank Kelly Freas
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Cover art by Frank Kelly Freas
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Another “not a paperback” item: Genesis by the incomparable Jim Burns, painted in 1997.  Mind you, this scene indeed was used on the cover of the 1998 Del Rey paperback Tales from Tethedril, edited by Scott Siegel, but obviously this is no book I’ve photographed here—it’s the original painting purchased directly from the artist himself.  I took this outside on a sunny day for the rich lighting, so the glass is giving us some reflection of the trees and sky behind me, but who cares?  It’s an original Jim Burns!

The painting itself thus is off the market, but if you’d like a signed print of other works directly from the artist, you can get one here: http://www.alisoneldred.com/imageJimBurns-Illustration-0-52.html.  Burns is a true gent, and wonderful to work with.

Also, for another original Burns, see my Big Illustrated Books - Flights of Fancy page.


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A very unique “not a paperback” item: a 5.5-inch globe of Mars as painstakingly mapped by the unfortunately mistaken Percival Lowell.  This beautiful globe with its brass mount and elegant pedestal came courtesy of American artist Greg Mort, whose other similar Mars globes have been displayed by the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff and other museums.  I was very happy to pick this up!

For Greg Mort lithographs and whatnot for sale, see https://www.gregmortcollection.com/.
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Another great “not a paperback”: Saturn Seen from Mimas, a beautiful original painting by famed astronomical artist Ron Miller.  I absolutely love the colors!  This one found a home just above where Jim Burns’s Genesis​ is hanging.  To see other gorgeous Ron Miller art for sale—the paintings themselves, not just prints or posters or such​—check out http://black-cat-studios.com/CATALOG/index.html.
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Not sure if it’s actually “art,” but this is the flyer I made for the last course I taught—Science Fiction in Fall 2001.

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​Yet another “not a paperback,” but at least I know it’s art: my 8-foot mobile of the solar system.  Click the pic for an 18-second video.
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For a more recent 8-second video, this time without Pluto and Charon due to vertical space constraints after a move, click here.

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